Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
Persons and. PARTICULARS.


ven, called at this Office Tuesday.
George French. farmer in Potosi
township, visited Lancaster yesterday.
Mr.. C. E. Arthur, of Muscalunge
is visiting his sister, Mrs. r. B. Sho-
walter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bresee drove up
from Cassville Tuesday, returning in
the evening.
Fon Moore, of Park Hotel fame, was
up from Platteville on Tuesday and
gave us brief call.
Mr.. John Ryan, of North Andover
gave as a call Tuesday, renewing his
subscription for the HERALD.
Harry Beetham camein to see us Tues
day and did not forget that ha needed
just such paper as we supply.
Mrs. A. E. Bennett of Glen Haven
called on us Tuesday. A generous sub
scription brightens our future prospects.
Mrs. Sarah Tyrrell has been sem
fenced to two years at Waupun, at hard
labor and one day solitary confinement.
DIR. Barber with his mother Mrs. j.
j. Barber and Miss Abbie Phelps left
on Tuesday morning for Rome, New
York.
Mrs. C. E. Willard, one of the eff
cient lady attendents at the Asylum,
has gone for three weeks visit with
her parents at Kendall.
Mr.. John Stone is building a first
class barn on his place and intends soon
to move into his house and become a
settled resident of the town.
BROKER Bros. have ten car loads of
hoop-poles at the depot ready for ship
ment. The price of poles is away down
and they will be held for raise.
Five car loads of stock were shipped
from the depot Wednesday morning.
Bidwell and Club shipped four cars OF
cattle, and c. III. Baxter one car of hogs.
MIR. Stowell is back again on the
streets after an absence of six weeks at
his home in Michigan. He will he IN
the city for some time. The HERALD
Office had pleasant call from him on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Howells says her husband
writes as one who saws wood" The
comparison isn't all it should be for the
chief complaint we make is that he
never saws off. However it has its
point, but what is left to be said of him
who reads?
A copy of the first issue of the Mining
Reporter is on our table. The paper is
published in Milwaukee by Walter
Pollock and is devoted to the mining
and iron interests of the Northwest. 1t
is fine looking sheet and in making
its first appearance before the public
promises to meet distinct want and to
do it in good shape.
The Ladies Quartette have opened the
serenading season. On Tuesday evening
they sang to the flair moon" and a
number of the south end residents. 1t
looked as if their deliberate and sinister
purpose was to waken all the babies in
the neighborhood. But they desire to dis
claim such intentions. They didn't think
about the "babies in the block" till the
deed was done.
Mrs. j. A. Barber left on the morn
ing train for Chicago where she will
spend several weeks with her son j. A.
Barber.
On Tuesday night crowd of young
people went out to the asylum for a
dance. A jolly time of course they had
Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Arthur went to
Milwaukee on Wednesday to see the
sights and attend to business there.
Mrs. p. F. Whitcomb Is back again
after long visit in Minnesota.
Miss Cora Streeter is going East for q
prolonged sojourn. Her aunt, who has
been visiting in the West for a number
of weeks, returns to her home in Sarato-
GA soon. and Miss Cora will on with ber
Henry Lowry, of Waterloo, an old
subscriber of the HERALD, gave us a
pleasant call this morning.
John c. French, of Meriden, Iowa, a
former resident of Potosi, has been visit
ing old friends at his former home. He
also generously remembered his old
friend, the HERALD. He returns home
next Saturday.
Tho HEPAYD undar a0var IF tho Ed